The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05
The Election on the Prohibition Amendment
Proves to be . Close One.
Reports From the Various Sections Of the
State Leave it in Doubt.
East Tennessee Goes for Prohibition by q
Very Heavy MsjOritY.
The Other Sections Likely to Overcome the
Vote in the Eastern Part - How
Memphis and Nashville Voted.


election to-day was on the adoption of an
amendment to the constitution, prohibit
ing the manufacture or sale for use as a
beverage of intoxicating liquors. The
election passed off with remarkable
quietude all over the state, no disorder of
any kind being reported. In Nashville
and Davidson county ii was the most re-
markable election ever held. The feature
OF it was the presence of ladies at the polls,
working and pleading with voters to cast
their ballots for the amendment. Lunches
with hot coffee, were set at all
the polling places, and whenever q man
presented himself to vote the anti ticket,
be was surrounded by the ladies, argued
with, and every stubborn man prayed for
and RECALLED with sacred songs Such q
sight was never witnessed before in Nash
vile. The voters showed universal respect
for the ladies and there Is no doubt that to
their presence 15Cue the cutting down of
the anti major v IN this county. In the
sixth ward of q city, the anti's rallied
their forces ear md were voting in solid
platoons of from five to fifty. The
TO the degree that they deserted the polls.
Then the ladies rallied, sent out for re-
Inducements of their sex, and bravely
stood in the breach. pleading and praying
With voters until the polls closed. Even
those masculines who deprecate participa-
ton in politics by women, are forced to
admire the bravery displayed by the ladies
of Nashville to-day.
Returns tonight are incomplete. The
American has figures which indicate that
the amendment has been defeated by from
10, 900 to 5000. The ants claim IS 600
majority, but it will hardly reach that.
The official vote of this city is: For the
amendment, 1881; against, $3.50.
One hundred and twenty-five thousand
votes, representing half OF the probable
total vote of the State, have been reported,
and the majority against the prohibition
amendment is about 1000. If the ratio is
kept up, the majority will be 10, 600 or 15,-
coo, but much depends en- the back coun-
ties, which are claimed by both sides.
Should the prohibitionists carry them, the
fate of the amendment Is in doubt, but
they are believed to haye gone against the
amendment.
IN EAST TENNESSEE.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, September 29.-The
vote on the prohibition amendment to the
constitution was much lighter than was
expected in Knoxville, but resulted in
victory for prohibition, as was anticipated.
The vote for the amendment was 2, 312;
against L. 100, showing a majority of 1, 1872
for prohibition. The negro vote was
almost solid against the amendment and
represented az least three 'fourths of the
opposition in Knoxville. Most of the
whites who opposed the, amend
Hundreds of ladies worked at the
polls all dsy, many of them driving voters
to the polls in their carriages. Free
lunches were distributed by the ladies at
the voting places. The election passed of
with no disturbances at any OF the pre-
cincts. Saloons were all closed, and not 4
drunken man has been in the city to-day.
- o1N 1o1I oh ha1ln
| in the city rang for half m hour. The
eastern third of Tennessee, OF which Knox
vile is the center, will give majority for
| the amendment. Partial returns from
thirty East Tennessee counties indicate
| 5 COO majority for the prohibition, with an
| extremely light vote in the back counties.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September %
Dispatches from all sections OF the State
indicate that the Prohibition election
passed of quieGy and thai the largest vote
evsr cast Was p0lled. No definite figures
can yet be given on the result, but returns
so far indicate, the defeat os the amend
ment in the State. Ladies took an active
part in the election and in all the cities
| and towns they were at the polls
with free lunch stands, aud per-
soDally solicited the voters. During the
morning prayer meetings were held at the
! churches. at Athens where the vote was
AuU IL was bunb q
majority of 100 was obtained for prohibit
ton, all the ward workers bowed their
heads and sung the doxology. The returns
to the Times at p. M, indicate that East
Tennessee will give 90, 900 majority for the
amendment This makes the result appear
more doubtful. Chattanooga official vote
for the amendment is $50 against 3,019.
1890 a. m. Dispatches to the Times from
all sections of the State representing one
hundred thousand votes out of total OF
$50, 600 gives a majority Of about 5000
against amendment. The returns are q
complete surprise, and upset all conject.
ures, making the result doubtful, with the
chances In favor of the defeat of the
amendment. Both parties claim the State.
RETURNS IN THE WEST.
| MEMPHIS Tenn, September 29.-Returns
so far received indicate that the prohibition
amendment was defeated 10 the State to-
day by a very small majority. The anti
Probibitionists carried this city by a ma.
jority OF 4,252 out of total vote of 900
Country district returns are coming in
slowly, but Shelby County will give about
5000 majority against the amendment
Ladies worked for the amendment at al
the voting precincts in the city.